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The ATO is increasingly prosecuting taxpayers for failure to lodge their tax returns. The first warning sign is the Tax Office issuing a Notice to Lodge outstanding tax returns. If you receive such a notice do not ignore it. You should immediately engage an accountant…

Tax fraud or evasion is treated very seriously by the courts. There are close to 100 serious criminal tax offence matters currently before the courts for taxation offences including: Income tax fraud Using false invoices to claim deductions, GST refund fraud, excise fraud (alcohol and…

SMSF Audit requirements Each year your SMSF must be audited by an approved SMSF auditor before the SMSF Annual Return can be lodged. Before your auditor can form an opinion on the fund’s compliance and financials, they will need relevant supporting documents and information. It’s…

It is critical you correctly classify a worker as either an ‘employee’ or a ‘contractor’. If your worker is in fact an employee there are significant taxation and superannuation consequences. So it is important to get it right. The essential difference is that employees work…

Superannuation legislation does not deal with the situation of one trustee behaving improperly in relation to their SMSF obligations and the other trustee complying. The complying trustee may seek court approval to remove the trustee who was responsible for the illegal early access. This is…

One of the benefits of a Self-Managed Superannuation Fund (SMSF) is the 15% tax rate. However if income is ‘non-arm’s length’, the income will be subject to tax at the highest marginal rate of 45% (and for the 2015 – 2017 financial years an additional 2% tax…

One of the benefits of a Self-Managed Superannuation Fund (SMSF) is the 15% tax rate. However if income is ‘non-arm’s length’, the income will be subject to tax at the highest marginal rate of 45% (and for the 2015 – 2017 financial years an additional 2% tax…

The WA District Court recently found in favour of the Commissioner in a case involving the non-remittance of withholding taxes by the Defendant Director, and the alleged issue of a promissory note payable to the Deputy Commissioner to satisfy the liability. The unrepresented defendant ran…

Chapeau! as they say in French thank you

Dear Tania,

From my first contact with yourself and your firm, I knew I had contacted the right people to assist me in reviewing an ATO audit decision. How did I know that? I strongly felt that I would comfortably accept whatever outcome it may be, even if it was not the best, feeling confident that you and your team of experts would provide the best possible advice and chance to resolve the matter. Furthermore I also felt that you and your team do care about their clients and was impressed by your commitment. Was I right? Yes I was, your team achieved the best outcome that could have been expected: a win!

Dear Keerti,
Your dedication to resolving my taxation matter in the best possible way (“fighting tooth and nail” as you said) was remarkable and to say the least very much appreciated. You were approachable and always available for comments or explanations. Although it can be challenging, you were soon familiar with all the details of the evidence. Above all you were able to secure a win. I would have no hesitation whatsoever to recommend you.

Chapeau! as we say in my native French as a mark of gratitude and respect.

Best regards,

Didier

Tania Waterhouse—August 2019

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